Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Who says, SIT amt a-gwine to rain any
mon?
Rain at last! Goodbye, smoke, Good
bye, dust, Welcome, mud and wetness!
There will be a Thanksgiving sermon and
service at Fort Hill Thursday at IL A. NJ.
All are invited to come.
The Valley has lost resident at least,
six days in the week-but the United States
has gained marshal.
Mrs. Chas. Eckert knits stockings, shawls,
gloves, etc., on order. Prices reasonable.
Residence naer Capt. warts residence.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Churches
of Irontop, will unite in Thanksgiving SER
vice at the NJ. E. Church on Thursday, oath
inst, at IL A. NJ.
Thanksgiving Services at st. Paul's church,
ut IL A. NJ. Services viii also be held there
by Rev. DAVIS every night this week, saving
Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Lost-A small case of Surgical Instruments
bound in red morocco. A liberal reward
will be paid to any one returning the same
to G. W. Farrar, NJ. D., Pilot Knob, Mo.
Misses Minnie Collins of Des Are, and
Piedmont Saturday and Sunday. They were
the guests of Mrs. Joe LIndsay.-Leader.
Doctor Thos. Edwards came over from
Whites mill to spend couple of days in
Piedmont the latter part of last week. Tom
informs us that he is doing we'll in his new
fieId-Ledder.
The address delivered last winter by Judge
a rh.Ir NJ he at Of
Agriculture, on Fish Culture in Missouri,
has been repubished in the November num-
Der of "National Journal of Carp Culture"
and highly commended.
The whitehead artists last Saturday put
the finishing touches to the repainting of the
Presbyterian church building. The colors
are well chosen, and the tower now stands
an ornament to the building, and the whole
is credit to the congregation.
Miss Emma Bauley wishes to announce
that she has moved her millinery and fancy
goods into the Singer Office; aud, as she in
tends to go out of the business she is selling
her stock of new fall hats and trimmings at
cost. Now is your time to get a winter hat
or bonnet cheap.
Fire got into Baumgardner's corn field,
near the A. v. MIL, Monday night, and but
for the timely arrival OF the pusher, all the
crop of eorn-fodder would have been de-
stroyed. The pusher-crew worked like
Troians to save it, and they succeeded. A
passing engine is supposed to have commu-
nieated the fire.
A few OF the benevolent ladies of Gronton
will give an Oyster Supper at the Academy
of Uadp her
Esd, for the benefit of the poor. They earn
estiy solicit generous patronage, as the
object is q worthy one. There will be oys-
tiers, raw and stewed, tea, coffee and cake,
which will be sold at usual rates. No admis-
sion fee.
Some miscreant set out fire in the woods
near the Logtown schoolhouse last Monday
afternoon, and Messrs. Haywood and Kuhn,
living near by, had hard work to save the
building. Then they, to save their fences
outbuildings, fought the fire all night long
until six O'Clock Tuesday morning. Twenty
dollars reward is offered for the appTehen-
sion of the fire-bug.
OF Importance to farmers. The State
Board of Agriculture offer~to- hold fappssn-
ers meeting at Ironton the comn4 <1fer on
their rounds through Southeast Missouri.
Those interested in such matters please drop
a postal to W. W. Haywood, who has receiv-
ed a letter from the Secretary of the Board,
and who Will try and get such meeting held
in courthouse to the advantage of all who
will attend.
Collector Buford desires US to call the at
tentiou of the taxpayers to the fact that the
end of the year is drawing near; and, as
"rush. always comes III the latter part OF
December he requests all who can to come
forward and settle their dues before that
time. MANY people can as we'll pay st one
time as another, and as their taxes are now
due, and have been for several months, 1t is
hoped they will not delay
The "drys" were defeated at De Soto last
Saturday. However good the cause in the
minds of many people, in our opinion their
methods deserved defeat. According to the
Renublicaa, the free lunch and stationing
bands of singers at the polls were depended
upon to roll up votes for 10 ,ai option. To
most people who are fair minded and not
unduly enthused on the question, sacred
music and prayers at the polls ale entirely
ont of place. and with such the effect pro-
aueed il contrary to that desired. No man
in his senses desires q closer union of Church
and State: they are, and, so long as the
American idea of government controls, will
be kept separate.
Last Wednesday evening number OF the
ueighbers surreptitiously congregated in the
REGISTER office with sundry bundles, bask-
cts and packages, and, after conspiring for
a few minutes, proceeded down to the resi-
denee of Rev. Chas. g. Davis. Incredible as
IT NAV ssem-seeing the band was made up
priucipaIly OF the fsirer sex-as the oo1ee-
tiy, point was neared, absolute silence pre-
vailed in the ranks. So the enemy was CON-
pletely surprised, and would no doubt have
iguobly hed, If he had had anywhere TO nee
20. But he didn't, and OF. necessity endured
the charge and surprise-for it was s1r-
x,rise. in fact aud quietly surrendered.
After a couple of hours very pleasant chat,
with Mr., d. and shis folks" the capfors
mercifully relinquishsd their conquest, and'
by way of restitution, we presume, lett the
snails TO the use of the yanqnished. Never
was a surprise" more skillfnily conducted,
or its object more worthy.